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The Sweetest Job Ever: My Time in the Candy Industry

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Age Group:

Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors
Registration for this event will be open from January 20, 2025 @ 12:00am to February 10, 2025 @ 1:00pm.

Program Description

Event Details

Historical Presenter, Jim Gibbons, will discuss his years as a sales representative for the E.J. Brach & Sons Candy Company. From the enticing chocolate smell of the plant, to the eye-twinkling displays in the stores, Gibbons will present all the tricks of the trade that help you, the buyer, select your treats. Whether it be the candy corn for Halloween, the chocolate bunnies during Easter, or the peppermints during the Holidays, Gibbons will take you back to a time when life was sweet. He will explain the competitiveness, advertising, aisle appeal and psychological warfare used by candy companies to attract buyers’ attention and make you feel like a kid in a candy store.

Jim will be presenting in the library, please join us in the library or on Zoom.